| Now, consider the following instructions |
| md \newdir copy \dos\*.exe \newdir cd \newdir dir cd \ |
| Executing commands at DOS prompt: |
| Normally, we can execute only one MS-DOS command at one time (except we use a “trick”). We cannot give another instruction before DOS has done our current command. |
| If we manually instruct DOS to execute the above commands, we have to type each command at theDOS prompt one after another. |
| Executing commands in a batch file: |
| However, if we put all of the commands in a text file in the same manner as in the above box, it becomes an executable program. |
| Let’s name it anyname.bat Similar to a COM or EXE command, we can simply type the name of this batch file at the DOS prompt to start our instructions. |
| i.e. C:\>anyname or C:\>anyname.bat (note: the extension bat is optional here. It makes no difference, no matter we put it or not.) |
| DOS will then execute the commands automatically in the same order as written in the anyname.bat The followings are details of what DOS will do for us:- |
| 1. Creates a new directory under the root called newdir |
| 2. Copies all files under the DOS directory with an extension of EXE to the newly created newdir directory. |
| 3. Changes the current directory to newdir directory |
| 4. Display the directory listing of newdir directory |
| 5. Changes the current directory to root directory |